Assessment of latent tuberculosis infection in Takayasu arteritis with tuberculin skin test and Quantiferon TB Gold test        
Yazarlar (17)
Omer Karadag
Kenan Aksu
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Abdurahman ŞAHİN Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Figen Yargucu Zihni
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Burcin Sener
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nevsun Inanc
Marmara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Umut Kalyoncu
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sibel Zehra Aydin
Marmara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sibel Ascioglu
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Pinar Talu Ocakci
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sule Apras Bilgen
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gokhan Keser
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Vedat Inal
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Haner Direskeneli
Marmara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Meral Calguneri
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ihsan Ertenli
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sedat Kiraz
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Rheumatology International
Dergi ISSN 0172-8172 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 09-2010
Cilt No 30
Sayı 11
Sayfalar 1483 / 1487
DOI Numarası 10.1007/s00296-010-1444-z
Makale Linki http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00296-010-1444-z
Özet
A possible relationship between Takayasu arteritis (TA) and tuberculosis (TB) has been suggested. An increased frequency of tuberculin skin test (TST) was observed in TA patients. Quantiferon-TB Gold test (QFT) is a new in vitro assay measuring interferon-gamma response to M. tuberculosis antigens and helpful in diagnosing latent TB infection. The aim of this study was to investigate latent TB infection among TA patients by the use of both TST and QFT Gold test. Ninety-four (male/female: 7/87) TA patients fulfilling ACR 1990 TA criteria from three different university hospitals in Turkey and 107 control subjects without inflammatory diseases were included in the study. Data about medical history (TA and TB) were collected for both groups. TST and QFT were performed. TST values >5 mm for TA patients and >15 mm for controls was accepted as TST positivity. Even though TA group was older (40 ± 12 vs. 32 ± 8, P < 0.001), there was no significant difference between TA patients and controls regarding demographic characteristics. Six TA patients and one control had a history of previous TB infection (P = 0.054). Although TST positivity was higher in TA group [55 patients (62.5%) vs. 24 controls (41.4%), P = 0.008], QFT positivity was similar between two groups [21 patients (22.3%) vs. 24 controls (22.4%), P > 0.05]. QFT was negative in two of six TA patients with previous TB history. Rate of latent TB infection in TA patients measured with QFT is no more than controls. QFT seems to be a good and favorable test compared with TST in detecting LTBI in TA. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Quantiferon-TB Gold test | Takayasu arteritis | Tuberculin skin test | Tuberculosis